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Flow around a disk-gap disk gap-band band parachute at<br />

Mach 1.5, trailing distance 3.1 DP D<br />

Figure 6e. t = 0.365 s<br />

Figure 6f. t = 0.405 s<br />

reverse flow unstable<br />

probe base flow<br />

completely disrupted -<br />

region of high pressure<br />

behind probe<br />

parachute immersed<br />

low energy, subsonic<br />

flow<br />

pressure inside the<br />

canopy is now low<br />

pressure in canopy<br />

very low<br />

canopy starts to<br />

collapse<br />

flow ahead of the<br />

canopy confused and<br />

subsonic

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